Improvement in moulds foe casting sleigh-shoes



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CHARLES STHORE, OF MON TANO, IOWA, ASSIGNQR TO" HIMSELF AND LEVI HEIGUS.

i Letters Potent-No. 81,554, dated August 25, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MoULDs FOR CASTING vsLEIGlEf-snons-.'

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY OONGERN:

Be itknown that I, CHARLES STHORE, ot Montano, in the county of Boone, and in the State of Iowa, have invented` certain new and usefuLImprovements in Mould for Moulding Sleigh-Shoes; and do hereby declare that theV following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, `and the letters ofmeference marked thereon. l

The nature of my invention consists in the construction of a mould for moulding the sole of a. sleigh. It consists of a cast-iron box, in the shape of the sled-shoe, withvaJ lid on the top to make it tight, opening with hinges,nnd with en opening at one end for pouring in the metal, and with steel pins in the box, which are pulled ont after the metal is cool, leaving 'a hole in the shoe. y

In the annexed drawingsmaking a part of this specific'atiomA and B represent the bottom and top pieces l of my mould for sleigh-shoes. The bottom piece, A, is bent or curved at the front end, asshowu in the drawings, and is grooved out in the middle of the upper side in the form lshown in Figure 3. V

The rear end of the groove in the bottom A is bevelled toward its under side. The corners of the bottom piece are out away, forming thin anges next tothe groove in which the shoe is moulded. y

The upper part, or lid B, is made in form to correspond and fitlon the bottom, A, and is hinged thereto, so as to be readily removed, nndyet always fit in the same way and place. l

Both the bottom and top are provided withcorresponding holes, x z, through which I put bolts so as to have the holes for bolting the shoe to the runners cast in said shoe. i

At the front and upper end of the piece A, I make a circular bowl or vessel, @Les is fully shown. Lending vfrom the vessel or receptacle d is n spout or passage, c, directly into the groove in which the shoe is formed.A

The lid Bis held down by means of catch, hook, and staple. l

I ordinarily make my mould of castliron, but it may be made of any suitable material.

. Having thus fully described mynvention,- what I claim as new, and' desire to secure by Letters Potent, is The ilask or metallic monldyfor casting sleigh-shoes, constructed and arranged as shown and described.

In testimony that I cleimthe foregoing, I'have hereunto set my hand, this 11th day of February, 1868.

CHARLES STHORE.

Witnesses:

G. L. Br'rfrmonn, S. ROBERTS. 

